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updated Thu. April 26, 2018

Millennials are engaging in new ways, many turning to online activism. “Hacktivism” is a type of online activism used by hackers to launch cyber attacks against the government, all in the name of social justice. After the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, hackers targeted the state's main website.

Former hacktivists have reacted with bafflement after the Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch admitted that she hacked Harriet Harman's website in 2008. Badenoch confessed to ... For other politically motivated hackers, breaching the Computer Misuse Act has had serious consequences. “Considering othersÃÂ ...

While many of the characters fit certain cliches—the edgy activist hacker, the pale bedroom dweller, the slimy news anchor—WarGames takes time to give ... It doesn't help that Kelly and her hacktivist collective lack any particular ethos beyond hacking whatever is personally important to them at the time.

Kelly, an ex-military brat-turned-hacker activist, teams up with international hackers in an attempt to bring about peace. But, as events escalate, it begins to appear that they may have done more harm than good. #WarGames puts viewers in the middle of the convergence of hacktivism, modern-dayÃÂ ...

Viewers will follow Jess Nurse as Kelly, an ex-military brat turned hacker activist, as she and a team of international hackers band together in an attempt to bring about peace. As events escalate, they may have done more harm than good. Viewers influence the story by switching between video feeds andÃÂ ...

However, as can be seen in the trailer above, it's quite different from the original. With its emphasis on technology, hacking, and modern communications, #WarGames lets the viewer be the one solving the mystery. The cast is led by Juss Nurse (Scandal), who plays "an ex-military brat turned hacker activist.

Its protagonist is a hacktivist — a hacker who breaks into computer systems to promote a cause. Brown served time for ... Brown viewed this as a private corporate version of COINTELPRO — the FBI's effort in the 1960s to discredit activists like Martin Luther King Jr. ... "Their spirit is in activism," Esmail says.

Its protagonist is a hacktivist — a hacker who breaks into computer systems to promote a cause. Brown was connected ... Brown viewed this as a private corporate version of COINTELPRO — the FBI's effort in the 1960s to discredit activists like Martin Luther King Jr. ... "Their spirit is in activism," Esmail says.

At one point, the proposal included the idea to spy on the families of high-profile Democratic activists and plant fake documents with labor unions in a bid to .... The revelation sparked calls for investigations and activist demonstrations on the steps of the chamber's H Street headquarters in Washington, D.C..

June 14, 2016 - The Washington Post reports hackers working for the Russian government accessed the DNC's computer system, stealing oppositional ... During a presidential debate with Clinton, Trump questions whether the DNC cyberattack was carried out by a state-sponsored group or a lone hacker.

Norton, a writer-activist who covered, among other things, the Occupy and Anonymous movements for WIRED in the 2000s, has been an outspoken voice for hackers, the open-source and free-speech communities, and people working on digital security and privacy. She has been a chronicler and target ofÃÂ ...

The UK's High Court of Justice quashed the extradition of activist and computer scientist Lauri Love because prison conditions could result in his death ... for the fair treatment of neurodiverse people, and for those of us who have drawn attention to the dire treatment of hackers and information activists in theÃÂ ...

Love's lawyers had claimed the 33-year-old, who has Asperger's syndrome and suffers from depression, would face “medieval conditions” in the U.S. prison system, which is unequipped to support him, and argued that extradition would harm the alleged hacker's mental health and physical well-being.

“Anonymous were never poised to be activists,” Coleman said. “There was this big accidental turn that came about because they started going after the Church of Scientology. I decided to follow them because I was already working on a project about geeks and hackers and Scientology.” She was doingÃÂ ...

When it comes to motive, the insider threat could stem from something else: hacktivism. The security firm McAfee has a separate definition for this motivation: “Some hacker activists are motivated by politics or religion, while others may wish to expose wrongdoing, or exact revenge.” Combine these trendsÃÂ ...

Omega was a member of a hacker group known as the Cult of the Dead Cow and was described as the use of computer hacking to express political and sociological beliefs. ... Hacktivism has its roots in the early days of the internet when hackers primarily congregated on Usenet and message boards.

Muslim hackers claim they have attacked Isis's propaganda network and published a list of almost 2,000 subscribers' email addresses in the latest blow to the online “caliphate”. .... “Isis supporters on Telegram are very confused which one is fake and which one is real,” an activist told The Independent.

A homeless, fugitive hacker has asked Mexico for asylum, according to Operation Golden Eagle, an operation run by a group from the hacking collective ... we can see that this Anonymous Operation is dedicated to the memory of Aaron Swartz – “that no more hacktivists will die at the hands of the USDoJ.

In 2600: The Hacker Quarterly a hacker going by the name Dr. G, poses an intriguing question: “What if hackers all over the world began to systematically locate and shut down any site used for child pornography, sex slavery or human trafficking?” Dr. G says hacktivists can practice their skills by taking outÃÂ ...

The hackers replaced that clip with an image of a gang of gun-toting hoodlums wearing red hoodies; whereas videos by top artists including Drake, Katy Perry ... “It can be a response to Israeli violations against the Palestinian people or to restrictions on activists, including those who use cyber space as aÃÂ ...

For example, a report found in Satter's email from the National Endowment for Democracy was altered to make it appear that Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was receiving US government funding. The modified document was then posted on the blog of Russian “hacktivist” CyberBerkut.

The hackers replaced that clip with an image of a gang of gun-toting hoodlums wearing red hoodies; whereas videos by top artists including Drake, Katy Perry ... “It can be a response to Israeli violations against the Palestinian people or to restrictions on activists, including those who use cyber space as aÃÂ ...

Only experts have divided the hacker community into six groups, depending on their motivation. We are talking about the countries participating in the international competition, competing corporations, the “hacktivists” — private activists of the hacker movement, is extracted from the high-profile shares yourÃÂ ...

Norton, a writer-activist who covered, among other things, the Occupy and Anonymous movements for WIRED in the 2000s, has been an outspoken voice for hackers, the open-source and free-speech communities, and people working on digital security and privacy. She has been a chronicler and target ofÃÂ ...

According to an analysis by the Japanese firm Trend Micro, 2014–16 was a particularly active time for the GRU hackers, which it calls Pawn Storm. ... In 2014, as Russia was in the process of finalizing its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, a pro-Russia “hacktivist” group believed to be a front for Fancy BearÃÂ ...

The UK's High Court of Justice quashed the extradition of activist and computer scientist Lauri Love because prison conditions could result in his death ... for the fair treatment of neurodiverse people, and for those of us who have drawn attention to the dire treatment of hackers and information activists in theÃÂ ...

Love's lawyers had claimed the 33-year-old, who has Asperger's syndrome and suffers from depression, would face “medieval conditions” in the U.S. prison system, which is unequipped to support him, and argued that extradition would harm the alleged hacker's mental health and physical well-being.

June 14, 2016 - The Washington Post reports hackers working for the Russian government accessed the DNC's computer system, stealing oppositional ... During a presidential debate with Clinton, Trump questions whether the DNC cyberattack was carried out by a state-sponsored group or a lone hacker.

September 1, 2016 - During an interview with Bloomberg News, President Vladimir Putin says that he and the Russian government have no ties to the hackers. ... 2016 - During a presidential debate with Clinton, Trump questions whether the DNC cyberattack was carried out by a state-sponsored group or a lone hacker.

June 14, 2016 - The Washington Post reports hackers working for the Russian government accessed the DNC's computer system, stealing oppositional ... During a presidential debate with Clinton, Trump questions whether the DNC cyberattack was carried out by a state-sponsored group or a lone hacker.

GROSS: Some of the information you got for this part of your article came from texts to and from one of Manafort's daughters and a hacktivist group - that's hackers who are also activists and who hack for some kind of larger political or social motive. Hacktivists had hacked her phone and gotten access to herÃÂ ...

The digital age has provided activists and vandals with a completely different set of tools that have proved to be just as, if not more, effective than the traditional ... in global security, has just released its report: "Digital Vandals", which delves deep into the minds and methods of cyber vandals and hacktivists.

A Pakistani hacking campaign has defaced roughly 15,000 websites since it first gained traction in 2011, making it the leading so-called hacktivist campaign ... Hackers could also increasingly blend web-defacement campaigns with forms of cyber crime or cyber espionage in order to leverage the sensitiveÃÂ ...

Remember the infamous Crackas with Attitude (CWA) hacking group? If you don't then these were the same hackers who hacked Verizon My FiOS account of James Clapper, the Director of US's National Intelligence, the AOL account of CIA's chief John Brennan, email accounts of Obama's senior advisorÃÂ ...

“Anonymous were never poised to be activists,” Coleman said. “There was this big accidental turn that came about because they started going after the Church of Scientology. I decided to follow them because I was already working on a project about geeks and hackers and Scientology.” She was doingÃÂ ...

When it comes to motive, the insider threat could stem from something else: hacktivism. The security firm McAfee has a separate definition for this motivation: “Some hacker activists are motivated by politics or religion, while others may wish to expose wrongdoing, or exact revenge.” Combine these trendsÃÂ ...

ISIS and its activists did well in using technology throughout the years. The organization made use of social networks, web forums, encryption technologies to recruit sympathizers, raise funds and seed terrorist attacks. ISIS sees its online presence as a tool for distributing its doctrine and document itsÃÂ ...

Online hacktivist organization Anonymous has threatened to carry out cyber attacks directed at the United States Federal Communications Commission in response to the agency's expected vote to repeal net neutrality protections Thursday. The disperse collection of hackers and activists have reportedlyÃÂ ...

Anonymous hackers often identify themselves in public by wearing Guy Fawkes masks as portrayed in the novel and film V for Vendetta. (Sabah File Photo) ... The infamous hacker network Anonymous has struck again, this time targeting the world's largest whaling industry in Norway. Norway is one of theÃÂ ...

Hackers hit Norway over whale hunts ... Norway has emerged as a top target of hackers and social activists known as “hacktivists.” The reason: Norwegian whaling, which now is making a wide range of both public- and private -ector Norwegian websites vulnerable to hacker attacks that already have all butÃÂ ...

7 (Xinhua) -- Several institutions in Norway have appeared on the attack list of the international hacktivist network Anonymous because of the country's whaling ... Anonymous, activists and other organizations annually organize several operations aimed at Norway, Iceland, Japan and the Faroe Islands.

Muslim hackers claim they have attacked Isis's propaganda network and published a list of almost 2,000 subscribers' email addresses in the latest blow to the online “caliphate”. After numerous cyber attacks and official takedowns targeting its Amaq “news agency”, a message appeared on Friday nightÃÂ ...

A homeless, fugitive hacker has asked Mexico for asylum, according to Operation Golden Eagle, an operation run by a group from the hacking collective ... we can see that this Anonymous Operation is dedicated to the memory of Aaron Swartz – “that no more hacktivists will die at the hands of the USDoJ.

In 2600: The Hacker Quarterly a hacker going by the name Dr. G, poses an intriguing question: “What if hackers all over the world began to systematically locate and shut down any site used for child pornography, sex slavery or human trafficking?” Dr. G says hacktivists can practice their skills by taking outÃÂ ...

To his supporters, Love's case is crucial in establishing a precedent to prevent the US government from pursuing disproportionate and unjust claims against hackers, particularly on foreign soil. “Lauri's case is critically important in determining the reach of America's unusually harsh punitive sanctions forÃÂ ...

Members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective claim that neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer may have faked a claim that it had been taken over by hackers. Early Monday morning, web-hosting service GoDaddy announced it was removing the Daily Stormer after it published an article viciously insultingÃÂ ...

The Aam Aadmi Party was founded in November 2012 by anti-corruption activists Arvind Kejriwal and Yogendra Yadav, among others. ... It wedded the social media game plan of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with that of hacker-activist group Anonymous to make an impact in the virtual world.

Hours after the terrorist Islamic State (IS) claimed it was unhackable, Muslim hacking collective called Di5s3nSi0N hacked into the network and published a list of almost 2,000 subscribers' email addresses. This has come as one of the latest blows to the online caliphate. For the hacker collective, it was justÂ ...

A homeless, fugitive hacker has asked Mexico for asylum, according to ... to the memory of Aaron Swartz – “that no more hacktivists will die at the hands of the USDoJ. ... activist — and an operative within the Anonymous Global Collective. ... information activists, freedom fighters — as well as people of goodÂ ...